The International Rhino Foundation

Analysis

The International Rhino Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The International Rhino Foundation reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.9m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $4.1m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The International Rhino Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Banfield Foundation ($4.1m), Second Chance Rescue Inc ($4.1m) and Kansas City Campus for Animal Care ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $231k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $579k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $916k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.